HP Z230 Tower Workstation

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemHP Z230 Tower Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1905
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '20 at 04:36
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 588
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M2000
HP(103C 1190) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 27.7
25% 29.4 fps
MRender 27
Gravity 28.3
Splatting 27.5
23% 27.6 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 202 174 182 181 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 390
Write 112
Mixed 218
SusWrite 191
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 30.5
140% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 245
205% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 100%
WD VelociRaptor 250GB-$35
230GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 145 171 171 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 170
Mixed 108
SusWrite 167
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.7
344% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 100%
Great: 111%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
233GB free
Firmware: VT100-33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 57 59 59 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 68.1
Write 72.1
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 58.6
46% 61.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SMD-8G28ECL1P-16K 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $178
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